Today, I am super-excited to introduce the brand new group blog at the network, fully devoted to the topic of Food - the "Food Matters".

Food is an exciting topic. And food is also a topic that we are all emotional and passionate about. There are many wonderful food writers out there, but some were already tied with other media organizations, while others - in their zeal and excitement - may not always abide by the best practices in fact-checking and accuracy. I wanted to hire the best of the best that I could possibly get, people who have different backgrounds and different interests, cover different aspects of food, nutrition and agriculture, but all write with the highest standards of accuracy and all write beautifully and engagingly.

So I started the fishing expedition almost a year ago (also), dug around the archives of various food blogs, asked people I trust, discussed articles on Twitter to see what people think, "tested" potential candidates on the Guest Blog, and discussed the choices with my colleagues in the editorial newsroom at SciAm. Frankly, I made the final decision two weeks ago! It wasn't easy - there were so many great candidates! But I am very happy with the decision - I think you will agree that we have gathered the best of the best: three active researchers and four journalists with different yet relevant scientific backgrounds, all passionate about food and all passionate about the truth. And all wonderful writers. Let me introduce them....

Pamela Ronald (homepage, old blog, Twitter) received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. She is a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at the University of California, Davis. She is one of the world's leading experts on GMO crops and, together with her husband who is an organic farmer, has written a wonderful book "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food". Apart from various aspects of GMO-s, she will probably write about botany, evolution, domestication, molecular biology, biotechnology, modern agricultural practices and more, all as related to food. You have seen Dr.Ronald on our pages before, including on the Guest Blog: Genetically Engineered Crops—What, How and Why.

So, this is going to be fun! The blog just went live. Go say Hello to the new bloggers in the comments of their first introductory post, and make sure to bookmark and subscribe to the new blog. You should follow all of the bloggers on Twitter individually, as well as the group blog's Twitter account @SAfoodmatters. Each of the bloggers will publish the first substantive post some time this week - don't miss them - there will be something for everyone there!

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